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Capitalism 2.0

An unexpected message from one of Canada’s largest banks…we need greater income equality


By RYAN MEILI
Published: DEC 27, 2014
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The richest 20% now controls over 67.4% of all wealth in the country. This redistribution happened while we were being told that inequality was of no great concern; so long as the economy was growing, everyone’s life circumstances were improving.

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Employee Engagement

Why Employee Engagement Needs to be Infectious


By ANNELIZA HUMLEN
Published: SEP 18, 2014
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Why do so many businesses think of employee engagement as a “nice-to-have” versus necessity? And why is the management of such programs often treated as an afterthought or added responsibility undeserving of a dedicated role or department?

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Gamification

A Gamification and Innovation Success Story: Portugal Telecom


By ADINA KAUFMAN
Published: JUN 12, 2013
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An idea market is an online platform that applies the principles of gamification (i.e. the process of taking the concepts used to design games to be engaging and applying them in non-game environments) to idea generation and innovation management.

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CSR Reporting

What’s state of the art in sustainability reporting?


By JOSS TANTRAM
Published: JAN 31, 2015
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While reporting has evolved over the past two decades, it still has further to go and requires many changes in the outside world in order for sustainability disclosure to be understood as equivalent or even greater in importance than financial inform

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Culture and Leadership

A Clear Mission Can Be Incredibly Powerful: Lessons from Ben & Jerry’s and Seventh Generation


By TARA GALLAGHER
Published: DEC 29, 2014
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Mission-driven businesses such as B Corps Seventh Generation and Ben & Jerry’s are finding that having an authentic purpose that resonates with their customers opens the door to exciting approaches to activism that engage their base in powerful way

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Energy, Cities and Climate Change

Maybe a carbon tax isn’t such a crazy idea


By TYLER HAMILTON
Published: JAN 20, 2015
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Don’t think this isn’t a good time to introduce a carbon tax. Quite the contrary – it’s a perfect time. While we’re at it, oil subsidies should also go.

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Retail and Supply Chain

Is the Canadian Mining Industry an Accomplice of Forced Labour?


By MICHAEL KOURABAS
Published: JAN 10, 2015
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Is Canada a silent partner of human rights abuses of mining operations in Eritrea?

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Marketing & Communications

CSR Communication Goal Should be Impact, not Information


By ANNELIZA HUMLEN
Published: OCT 09, 2014
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The goal for CSR communication should be to connect with people on an emotional level so relevant, that it results in action and response. Only then, can you measure the true impact that CSR communication represents as both cause and catalyst for cre

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    Can we survive “Tesla-Time” innovation?


    By BRAD ZARNETT
    Published: FEB 17, 2015
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    We don’t have the luxury to wait decades for Tesla-styled innovation. We need the next innovative and disruptive business approach and/or technology that solves our climate challenges, NOW.

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    Naomi Klein: Focusing on Climate Change is Getting Us Nowhere – We Need to Focus on the System!


    By BRAD ZARNETT
    Published: OCT 09, 2014
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    Great chat with Naomi Klein about her new book, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate. QUOTE: This economic system is failing the vast majority of people and P.S.... it’s also destabilizing the climate..

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